MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Lyell Times and Central Buller Gazette, Volume V, Issue 247, 7 November 1885, Page 4

MINING REGULATIONS UNDER "THE MINES ACT, 1877."

Any person discovering new gold working, and being desirous of obtaining an increased area thereon shall mark off a prospecting claim, as provided i* Regulation 11, and shall immediately report such discovery with in 11 particulars" to the! Warden, and the ground so marked off shall be protected until the Warden shall have tin all y refused or granted the claim ; but the Warden may, if he think fh' refrain from granting or refusing such claim until, the ground slull haT* hesn visited l>y himself or by anyone appoint?;] by him. Noijices of all prospecting claims granted with full particulars of locality, yield ot gold, and description of workings, shall be posted by the Warden oa the outside ot his office for public information. It shall not be lawful tor the Warden to giant a piospecting claim for any new discovery at a less distance than two miles from any previously existing workings in alluvial ground, nor to grant a prospecting claim for any new discovery of a quartz reef at a less distance than lull a mile irom any previously existin? quartz workings. * livery prospecting claim shall, after being marked, be held by one man remaining on the ground during working hours until the application is dealt with and, if granted, the claim must, unless by special permission of the Warden, be fully occupied within seven days from the date of grant. Ihe Warden may, if he think fit, grant a prospecting claim to the actual discoverer ot new gold workings conjointly with persons who have assisted them in prospecting either with contributions or otherwise, or with other persons who may be nominated by the actual discoverers, although the said persons may not have been on the ground prior to the granting thereof. ° *

The Warden may, upon the application ol any persons forming a party of not less than four, grant protection for not more than three months for a prospecting area at a distance ot not less than two milts from any existing workings in alluvial ground, or in the case of quartz workings of not less than half a mile from any existing quartz workings: Provided in no case shall any such prospecting area be granted within halt a mile of any other sueli prospecting area. Provided'further that such protection shall only continue in force until gold is struck, in which casp the discovery shall be reported, or until the holders are required by the Warden to mark a prospecting claim, in either of which cases a prospecting claim shall be marked and applied for as provided in liegulation 11. and V., anil projection shall thereupon cease as to the remainder o>i such prospecting area. It shall be lawful for the Wirden to renew from time to time the protection tor a prospecting area. Prrvided that such renewed protection shall not be granted for more than three months to any time.